Senior Worker Full Time

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Due to developments within our service; a permanent opportunity has arisen for a full-time Senior Worker.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to support the work within the Care & Support at Home Service to deliver a quality, efficient and effective Home Care Service across the Falkirk area.

The job holder will assist the Team Manager in the complex business of managing the development and delivery of effective Care & Support at Home Services.  They will liaise with appropriate community contacts to ensure effective communication and to promote sound working partnerships. In addition they will hold a balanced, complex workload, including a caseload, where appropriate.

The Senior Worker will be responsible for managing specific resources, as agreed with the Team Manager.  This may include allocation of work, elements of the budget and responsibility for staff time and effective use of resources.

The post holder must have the skills and confidence to effectively manage a complex workload, providing support and advice to team members, supervision of staff and responsibility for service delivery.

The post holder will work a flexible rostered working pattern in accordance with the exigencies of the Service.

The contracted hours of the post are 37 hours per week, but these will be averaged over a 3 week roster period.  

This post will require rostered weekend and public holiday working.

Participation in out-of-hours / on-call will be required at various times throughout the year inclusive of public holidays.

This post may require some periods of lone working.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership. 

The successful applicant will have their SSSC registration and PVG check covered under the paid entry costs scheme funded by the Scottish Government.

For further information on these posts, please contact either Audrey Barclay, Julie Mckinven or Lana Ray on 01324 506070.